I've had GOOD running since early Jan specifically to test iPhone integration. I would agree that the initial client release was pretty bad, but the improvements they've made + the roadmap they've shared with me for Android and iPhone is pretty dang amazing.
You are correct that the app won't download email in the background, this isn't a knock on GOOD, it's a knock on Apple and their control over the OS. GOOD is doing great with what they have to work with. You can set the Badges to update when new mail is available, it's no BB, but most iPhone users have come to expect this from other apps as well. The callerID, I respectively disagree with your assessment, because I specifically tested this. As long as you enable contact sync, you get CallerID, etc. GOOD puts them into a Contact GROUP into your existing contacts, no overwriting like Sybase. If you're interested in securely deploying iPhones or other consumer devices in your corporate environment you should consider looking at GOOD. They had a whitepaper entitled "Good for Enterprise - iPhone, Android and webOS Architecture and Security Whitepaper" it's a great read if you understand the problem of integrating these consumer devices to corporate environments Thanks, JB -----Original Message----- From: mqcarp [mailto:mqcarpen...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 6:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Managing iPhones in a corporate environment? The Good Mobile App in its first release was awful. It esd dtripped in functions to the point that it seemed not worth even releasing at that point. It is in version three now and I have tested it extensively. It is very slow. It also does not update when the app is not open, similar to other apps, Apple does not allow background functionality. In other words, it only receives email when it is open, which means it has to "catch up" each time. This is highly annoying. I will also note a down side to this versus Activesync. With activesync, you are essentially using the iPhone's email application that is built in with a separate profile. This allows other mail accounts to be set up (if you allow it), as well as alternate contact and calendar syncing. With Good, it no longer works in tandem. This means that your call logs, SMS, etc will NOT use Good for caller ID. When I initially switched my test case, (where I did not do address book syncing in iTunes), all calls and SMS now showed a phone number instead of the name. Syncing contacts on iTunes helped, but in our case I do not manage business contacts in the Apple Address Book. Activesync allows both to sync and is used for this purpose. I hope this helps a bit. Our CEO demanded Good be removed due to these issues he was so frustrated. On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Sean Martin <seanmarti...@gmail.com> wrote: > You need to install the ActiveSync Mobile Admin, but its pretty > straightforward. Remote wipes work quite well in my testing. The > longest delay I experienced between issuing the command and it taking > effect was 20 minutes. Otherwise, it's usually completed in less than 5 > minutes. > > We were in the process of moving all mobile phones to ActiveSync (Exch > 03) from Good Mobile, because we had to support iPhones and figured it > wasn't worth paying for Good Mobile any longer. However, now that Good > supports the iPhone along with encryption capabilities, we'll most > likely move away from ActiveSync to Good Mobile. I'm curious to hear > more from the person that indicated the new Good Mobile iPhone app is really > bad. Can you elaborate? > > - Sean > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 6:42 AM, Chyka, Robert <bch...@medaille.edu> wrote: >> >> Right from System Manager? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] >> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 10:00 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: Managing iPhones in a corporate environment? >> >> Exchange itself can remote wipe phones. You don't need special >> software just for wipes. >> >> >> >Just curious what are you using currently to remote wipe your >> activesync >> >phones now? I am looking for a good program with Exchange 2003. >> > >> >Thanks. >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
